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Working Visit By President Tharman Shanmugaratnam To The United States Of America

21 October 2024

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WORKING VISIT BY PRESIDENT THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

22 TO 25 OCTOBER 2024

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a working visit to Washington, D.C., United States of America from 22 to 25 October 2024.

  1.        President Tharman’s visit will include co-chairing the inaugural meeting of the World Bank Group’s High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, and participating in a fireside chat with co-chair Michelle Bachelet and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga. He will also be engaged in a high-level event convened by the World Bank and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which he co-chairs, on the global water challenge.

  2.         During the trip, President Tharman will meet with senior leaders from international organisations, business, and think tanks. He will also meet a group of Singaporeans based in the US.

  3.         He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the President’s Office.

  4.         During President Tharman’s absence, Mr Eddie Teo, Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers will exercise the functions of the office of President.